Politics

By Mark Vogl  Is the damage done to the United States of America by one of its longest-serving elected officials so broad, so deep, and so strategic that we may be incapable of recovery before […]

By Hank Russell Vision Long Island held its 23rd Annual Smart Growth Summit at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury on December 6. The event started off with its 2024 State of the Towns […]

At a special press conference that was held on December 5, Nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow (D-Merrick) announced a piece of legislation that would ensure all police patrol vehicles in Nassau County are equipped with […]

By Hank Russell Local elected officials from both Suffolk and Nassau Counties expressed approval of the New York State high court’s decisions regarding their respective red-light camera programs. While Nassau saw the elimination of ticket […]

By Hank Russell Nassau County Legislative Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton called the $4.44 billion budget proposed by County Executive Bruce Blakeman a “house of cards” after the Nassau County Finance Authority (NIFA) rejected the budget. […]

By Hank Russell Suffolk County police were called to the residence of former U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin in response to a bomb threat that included a pipe bomb found in his mailbox, according to various […]

Previously Published in The Messenger Republican Senators, Steamfitters Union Local 638, New York Farmers Bureau, and community members rallied together to urge Governor Kathy Hochul (D) to rethink her backing of the congestion pricing plan […]

By Hank Russell U.S. Congressman Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) called on Governor Kathy Hochul to appeal the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to deny individual assistance to Long Islanders who experienced extensive damage or […]

By Hank Russell With Governor Kathy Hochul recently announcing the newest iteration of her signature congestion pricing plan, Nassau County’s three town supervisors — Hempstead’s Don Clavin, Joseph Saladino of Oyster Bay and Jennifer DeSena […]

U.S. Representatives Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) and Joe Courtney (D-Connecticut), co-chairs of the bipartisan Long Island Sound Caucus, recently announced that the House Natural Resources Committee passed their bipartisan Plum Island National Monument Act. LaLota […]